Monitoring the benefits of family counseling: Using satisfaction surveys to assess the clients’ perspective

Smith College Studies in Social Work

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 271-286

  Fischer, Robert L ^a   Valley, Christopher ^a  

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EID: 0040912757     PISSN: 00377317     EISSN: 15530426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00377310009517592     Document Type: Article

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